Experience

Creighton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate Director of Academic Success-School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  o Provide individual academic coaching and guidance to students for issues that include: study skills, test-taking and test anxiety, note-taking, time management, motivation and procrastination, and professional communication o Offer workshops/other outreach on study skills and/or achieving academic success o Coordinate tutoring program. Responsibilities include recruitment and training of tutors, as well as management of online LMS tutoring page o Hold Special Faculty appointment as… Show more o Provide individual academic coaching and guidance to students for issues that include: study skills, test-taking and test anxiety, note-taking, time management, motivation and procrastination, and professional communication o Offer workshops/other outreach on study skills and/or achieving academic success o Coordinate tutoring program. Responsibilities include recruitment and training of tutors, as well as management of online LMS tutoring page o Hold Special Faculty appointment as instructor of PHA 347: Professional Seminar in Academic Success and PHA 348: Well-Being and Student Success o Monitor off sequence students o Participate in weekly individual supervision meetings involving didactic discussion of students’ issues and course of intervention o Participate in weekly meetings with the Office of Academic and Student Affairs (OASA) staff to discuss student issues, as well as OASA operations and administrative responsibilities o Serve on SPAHP and/or university committees as assigned o Supervision of Academic Success staff

• Academic Success Consultant-School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2021

  • Provides academic coaching services to campus and distance students enrolled in the pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy programs • Serve as instructor for academic success elective course • Develop and facilitate academic success seminars and guest lectures and/or presentations • Support liaison efforts with Office of Disability Accommodations, Student Health and Counseling Services, and Intensive English language Institute. • Conduct needs assessments and… Show more • Provides academic coaching services to campus and distance students enrolled in the pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy programs • Serve as instructor for academic success elective course • Develop and facilitate academic success seminars and guest lectures and/or presentations • Support liaison efforts with Office of Disability Accommodations, Student Health and Counseling Services, and Intensive English language Institute. • Conduct needs assessments and evaluate the effectiveness of various academic support programs. • Research related topics, develops program materials, implements programs, and delivers training as needed • Develop individual education plans for off-sequence students • Develops and implement tutoring and other academic support efforts and educational programs



Nebraska Methodist College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  • Served as instructor for undergraduate course “An Introduction to Psychology” and/or "Lifespan Development" in on-ground and online formats • Created interactive lesson plans and maintain up-to-date course records for 10-25 students

• Coordinator of Academic Success / Assistant Professor

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

  • Provided individual academic counseling with students • Provided outreach presentations related to academic success (e.g., self-talk, time management, learning strategies, test taking and test anxiety) to students • Coordinated peer-to-peer and online tutoring and Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs • Administered psychological and learning disability assessments and provide recommendations for accommodations as warranted • Served as the Disability Services provider for… Show more • Provided individual academic counseling with students • Provided outreach presentations related to academic success (e.g., self-talk, time management, learning strategies, test taking and test anxiety) to students • Coordinated peer-to-peer and online tutoring and Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs • Administered psychological and learning disability assessments and provide recommendations for accommodations as warranted • Served as the Disability Services provider for students with disabilities. Act as a liaison between students and faculty as needed for recommended accommodations due to verified learning disability • Taught and co-coordinated the First-Year Experience (FYE) course • Half-Time Assistant Professor appointment within the Division of Arts and Sciences



Creighton University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Academic Success Psychologist | Pre-Major Academic Advisor | Special Faculty Appointment

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2013

  • Provided individual and group counseling to college students for academic concerns, test anxiety, depression, stress management, time management, motivation, social anxiety and transitional support for new students • Developed and executed outreach programs to university students, organizations, and departments (e.g., Freshmen Transitions Presentation; Managing Stress in Law School; Tutor, Welcome Week, and Freshmen Mentor Training; Meyers Briggs Type Indicator… Show more • Provided individual and group counseling to college students for academic concerns, test anxiety, depression, stress management, time management, motivation, social anxiety and transitional support for new students • Developed and executed outreach programs to university students, organizations, and departments (e.g., Freshmen Transitions Presentation; Managing Stress in Law School; Tutor, Welcome Week, and Freshmen Mentor Training; Meyers Briggs Type Indicator Interpretations) • Complete psychological assessments for Learning Disability and ADHD diagnoses and provide feedback to clients, as well as recommendations to relevant parties • Served as an Academic Coach to students in need of academic skills training focused on development of various areas of need, including: career exploration, communication with professors, motivation, procrastination, note-taking, study skills, test-taking and test anxiety, and time management • Co-facilitated program to assist, advise, and mentor students placed on academic probation • Assisted in the development and facilitation of a men’s identity development and leadership program, “Esse Quam Videri” (To Be Rather than to Seem) • Advised non-declared sophomore and junior students since August 2011. Responsibilities include career exploration, academic planning, and course registration • Conducted individual meetings with students for course guidance and academic support • Instructed and advised first year students enrolled in freshmen seminar “An Introduction to the Culture of Collegiate Life” • Served as instructor for an academic skills course “Strategies for Academic Success” for freshmen students • Created interactive lesson plans for course topics including Learning and Memory, Reading Strategies, Note-Taking, Time Management, Test Preparation and Completion, and Motivation and Procrastination Show less • Provided individual and group counseling to college students for academic concerns, test anxiety, depression, stress management, time management, motivation, social anxiety and transitional support for new students • Developed and executed outreach programs to university students, organizations, and departments (e.g., Freshmen Transitions Presentation; Managing Stress in Law School; Tutor, Welcome Week, and Freshmen Mentor Training; Meyers Briggs Type Indicator… Show more • Provided individual and group counseling to college students for academic concerns, test anxiety, depression, stress management, time management, motivation, social anxiety and transitional support for new students • Developed and executed outreach programs to university students, organizations, and departments (e.g., Freshmen Transitions Presentation; Managing Stress in Law School; Tutor, Welcome Week, and Freshmen Mentor Training; Meyers Briggs Type Indicator Interpretations) • Complete psychological assessments for Learning Disability and ADHD diagnoses and provide feedback to clients, as well as recommendations to relevant parties • Served as an Academic Coach to students in need of academic skills training focused on development of various areas of need, including: career exploration, communication with professors, motivation, procrastination, note-taking, study skills, test-taking and test anxiety, and time management • Co-facilitated program to assist, advise, and mentor students placed on academic probation • Assisted in the development and facilitation of a men’s identity development and leadership program, “Esse Quam Videri” (To Be Rather than to Seem) • Advised non-declared sophomore and junior students since August 2011. Responsibilities include career exploration, academic planning, and course registration • Conducted individual meetings with students for course guidance and academic support • Instructed and advised first year students enrolled in freshmen seminar “An Introduction to the Culture of Collegiate Life” • Served as instructor for an academic skills course “Strategies for Academic Success” for freshmen students • Created interactive lesson plans for course topics including Learning and Memory, Reading Strategies, Note-Taking, Time Management, Test Preparation and Completion, and Motivation and Procrastination Show less